In this issue

The Home Handyman magazine is a specialized DIY publication since November 1993. Editorial includes expert advice, new products for DIY’ers, along with projects, home improvement ideas and expert advice.
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Refresh Your Deck

There is no doubt that the South African climate is extremely harsh on exterior wood.

7 mins

Make A Fire Pit In 4 Easy Steps

The perfect addition to any home, an outdoor fire pit can be used both for your summer braais as well as cosy winter get-togethers.

3 mins

Prepare Your Lawnmower For Spring

As the days start to warm up and rain inevitably falls, your grass will need to be mowed more often. But is your lawnmower up to the task?

5 mins

SELECTING THE CORRECT JIGSAW BLADES

All you need to know about jigsaw blades and cutting from the experts.

4 mins

How To Make A Shelf Bracket

Shop-bought shelf brackets are almost exclusively made of metal in some form, but brackets were traditionally made from wood. In this project, Clifford Roberts and woodworker Andries Eygelaar show how it’s done.

4 mins

10 Ways To Make Spring Cleaning Fun

Check out ingenious ways to help get you motivated to tackle your home cleaning chores this spring

4 mins

Ten Great Ideas For Your Workshop

DIY’ers and woodworkers are always looking for ideas to solve problems or simply for better ways of doing things. Here are ten problem solving ideas that you may find useful.

8 mins

Easy-Build Large Vegetable Planter

Here’s a vegetable planter that is strong, easy to build, and large enough for a number of garden projects.

4 mins

DIY Lego Coat Rack

Designed to look like Lego blocks, this colourful coat hanger is perfect for any little boy’s bedroom – or spray in shades of pink, lilac and purple for a little girl’s bedroom. This is an easy project to make that will only take about an hour, allowing for paint to dry.

2 mins

Finding motivation

About Annalien: Annalien started her career at the SABC on 50/50 before moving to Germany after she met her husband. Later, they returned to South Africa and she took on various freelance projects, eventually getting hooked on DIY. Annalien was part of the team on The Home Channel’s Get It Done! series.

2 mins

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The Home Handyman Magazine Description:

The Home Handyman magazine is a specialized D.I.Y. publication and caters for a well-defined niche market since November 1993. Editorial includes new products for D.I.Y.’ers, along with projects, home improvement ideas and expert advice. Expert advice from various fields (such as adhesives, abrasives, power tools, welding, plumbing, paint, lighting, waterproofing, wood and metalworking), provides readers with simple, cost effective solutions and methods in a series of practical, step-by-step features that are comprehensively illustrated. All projects feature local products and metric measurements, making the ideas easy to implement.